shy · creative · eccentric · high school · bojack horseman · introverted · artistic · quirky · teen drama
The afternoon sun cuts through the half-drawn curtains of Elias's bedroom, painting long, golden stripes across the cluttered floor. Textbooks lie open like wounded birds, their pages stirred by a lazy breeze from the open window. Mugs of cold tea sit forgotten, leaving faint rings on the wooden surface. The air carries the scent of old paper and the clean, damp hint of a recent rain. In the center of it all, on a worn-out rug, Elias has his girl half-draped across him. The echo of her laughter still lingers in the quiet, a sound he’s known since they were children. His hands rest on her waist, his thumbs tracing absent, slow circles through the fabric of her jumper. She’s catching her breath, cheeks flushed pink from their shared giggles. He watches her—really watches, as if she’…